- Benedikt Höwedes
Infobox Football biography
playername = Benedikt Höwedes
fullname = Benedikt Höwedes
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|2|29|
cityofbirth =Haltern
countryofbirth =West Germany
height = height|m=1.87
position = Centre back
currentclub = Schalke 04
clubnumber = 23
youthyears = 1994–2000
2000–2001
2001–2007
youthclubs = TuS Haltern
SG Herten-Langenbochum
Schalke 04
years = 2007–
clubs = Schalke 04
caps(goals) = 10 (0)
nationalyears = 2007–
nationalteam = Germany U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 07 (0)
pcupdate =September 13 ,2008
ntupdate =September 9 2008 Benedikt Höwedes (born
February 29 ,1988 inHaltern ) is a German footballer who plays for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.Career
Höwedes started playing football in youth teams of his hometown club "TuS Haltern". After one year with "SG Herten-Langenbochum" he joined Schalke 04 in 2001. In 2005 he became captain of Schalke's Under-19 team, and as a member of that team he won the 2006 German youth championship. In January 2007, he signed a professional contract, which is valid until the end of the 2009/10 season, and joined Schalke's Bundesliga squad in July. Until October of this year, however, he only played for Schalke's second team in the Oberliga (4th division).
Höwedes' first professional match was in the Champions League on October 3, 2007. Without having had any appearance in the Bundesliga he was in the starting lineup for Schalke's away match at
Rosenborg BK after regular left backChristian Pander had been injured. [ [http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/chleague/startseite/artikel/151675/ news item in "Kicker Sportmagazin"] ]Höwedes played for Germany national youth teams Under-18 and Under-19 and appeared in all matches up to and including the semi-final at the
2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship . On September 5, 2007, he had his first U-20 national team appearance. [ [http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500453 Lineup of this match] ]In September 2007, the
German Football Association (DFB) honored Höwedes with the Fritz-Walter-medal as best player of his age-group in the 2006/07 season. [ [http://www.fussball-nachrichten.de/u-21/dfb-ehrt-nachwuchsspieler-saison-medaille-13341.html news item at "fussball-nachrichten.de"] ]External links
* [http://www.schalke04.de/team_photo.html?&player=52&cHash=7cf7641bbb Profile at Schalke04.de]
* [http://fussballdaten.de/spieler/hoewedesbenedikt/ Career stats at Fussballdaten.de] de iconReferences
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NAME=Höwedes, Benedikt
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=29 February 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH=Haltern ,Germany
DATE OF DEATH=
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